Genetics can play a significant role in determining an individual's susceptibility to addiction. Several studies have shown that genetic factors contribute to the likelihood of developing cannabis use disorder (CUD),…
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Is Long-Term Weed Use Linked to IQ Loss and Dementia? A 2022 study led by ASU’s Madeline Meier, Ph.D., suggests that that regular use of marijuana for a long time…
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New data from The Monitoring the Future study, a University of Michigan initiative which surveys 50,000 high-school age children each year, suggests that use of delta-8 THC, a synthetic THC…
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A new study published by researchers at Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) adds to a growing body of evidence supporting a link between marijuana use and heart disease, stroke, and heart…
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tldr; vape pens are the needle of weed. I did not start using pot until I was 25 and slowly became a daily user. It now interferes with my energy…
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People younger than 50 have fewer heart attacks than older Americans. The risk for this group remains relatively low. However, regular marijuana use may increase that risk, according to new…
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Your teenage years and early 20’s are a critical period for brain development. In fact, the brain does reach complete maturity until about age 25. This means that young adults…
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Weed has been used for thousands of years for industrial, recreational, religious, and medicinal purposes. Historians and archeologists believe Cannabis sativa has been grown for at least 12,000 years. Weed plants…
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The interplay between marijuana use and depression is complicated and full of unanswered questions. How marijuana affects the risk of developing depression, and conversely, how depression influences marijuana use, is…
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Cannabis use disorder (CUD) is the proper medical term used to describe marijuana addiction. You may also have heard this referred to as marijuana dependence, or marijuana use disorder. Regardless…
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